Colorado’s Midstream Oil and Gas Emissions Regulations

In December, 2024, the Colorado Air Control Commission adopted a new rule addressing greenhouse gas emissions from midstream fuel combustion equipment such as engines, turbines, and heaters. Fuel combustion equipment at these operations release carbon dioxide and methane emissions. Under the new rule, midstream facilities must begin taking steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from combustion fuel equipment by Feb. 14, 2025. Then, midstream facilities have a 2030 deadline to meet greenhouse gas emissions limits for both the overall sector and their own company. Companies must also maintain these reduced emissions levels each year thereafter and meet additional emissions reduction targets beyond 2030.

By 2030, the new rule will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than one million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent each year compared to 2015 levels.